Here's a link to Jersey Red at the One-Pocket Hall of Fame. There's a cool old picture from Life Magazine here with a very young Red purported to be in the background.
http://www.onepocket.org/BreitHOFpage.htm
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Jack "Jersey Red" Breit
Jack "Jersey Red" Breit
Originally uploaded by jakedyer.
Mike Haines took this photo of the Red Raider during a tournament in Houston during the 1980s. To see more of his great pool photos (including more during that Houston tournament) go to www.billporter.smugmug.com.
Jersey Red
Jersey Red
Originally uploaded by jakedyer.
Here's one of Jack Breit, the famous Red Raider. He was a dominant New York player during the 1950s, and then became a major tournament player during the 1960s. Recently, Red was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame. Read all about it at www.onepocket.org.
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